2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2016 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa. The competition was contested from 27 May to 7 October 2016. This season was the first season of a new Under-20 competition. Previously, all South African provincial unions competed in both an Under-21 and an Under-19 competition each season. That format was retained for the seven leading provincial unions at youth level, but the competition for the remaining eight provincial unions was changed to an Under-20 competition from 2016 onwards.[1] The tournament was won by Griffons U20; they beat Boland U20 22–16 in the final played on 7 October 2016.

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
CountriesSouth Africa
Date27 May – 7 October 2016
ChampionsGriffons U20 (1st title)
Runners-upBoland U20
Matches played59
Tries scored556
(average 9.4 per match)
Top point scorerJeandré Christian (212)
Top try scorerShadward Fillies (20)

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The final was played as a curtain raiser for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division final.

Teams

Griffons U20
Griquas U20
Pumas U20
Location of teams in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The following teams took part in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams
Team Name Stadium
Boland U20Boland Stadium, Wellington
Border U20Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Falcons U20Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Griffons U20HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
Griquas U20Griqua Park, Kimberley
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Pumas U20Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
SWD U20Outeniqua Park, George

Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship were:[2]

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Griffons U20141121635313+322834310159
2 Boland U20141004631388+243925413255
3 SWD U20141013616376+240955112155
4 Limpopo Blue Bulls U2014923496353+143704511152
5 Pumas U2014707479427+52726110038
6 Griquas U20142012357521−16452787318
7 Falcons U20142210301736−435421155017
8 Border U20141112177578−4012786107
Final standings.

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 Semi Final
Griffons U20 5
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
24
(1st)
24
(1st)
29
(1st)
34
(1st)
38
(1st)
38
(1st)
43
(1st)
45
(1st)
47
(1st)
52
(1st)
57
(1st)
59
(1st)
Won Won
Boland U20 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
10
(3rd)
15
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
32
(2nd)
33
(2nd)
34
(2nd)
39
(2nd)
40
(3rd)
45
(2nd)
50
(2nd)
50
(2nd)
55
(2nd)
Won Lost
SWD U20 1
(6th)
6
(4th)
11
(2nd)
11
(4th)
16
(4th)
16
(4th)
18
(4th)
23
(4th)
23
(4th)
28
(4th)
33
(4th)
35
(4th)
40
(4th)
45
(4th)
50
(3rd)
55
(3rd)
Lost N/A
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 1
(5th)
6
(3rd)
6
(5th)
11
(3rd)
16
(3rd)
21
(3rd)
26
(3rd)
27
(3rd)
32
(3rd)
34
(3rd)
39
(3rd)
44
(2nd)
44
(3rd)
49
(3rd)
49
(4th)
52
(4th)
Lost N/A
Pumas U20 0
(7th)
1
(7th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
6
(7th)
7
(6th)
12
(5th)
17
(5th)
17
(5th)
22
(5th)
23
(5th)
28
(5th)
33
(5th)
33
(5th)
33
(5th)
38
(5th)
N/A N/A
Griquas U20 0
(7th)
0
(8th)
1
(7th)
3
(7th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)
6
(8th)
7
(7th)
11
(6th)
12
(6th)
12
(6th)
17
(6th)
17
(6th)
18
(6th)
18
(6th)
18
(6th)
N/A N/A
Falcons U20 2
(3rd)
2
(6th)
3
(6th)
8
(5th)
8
(5th)
8
(5th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
9
(7th)
11
(7th)
11
(7th)
11
(7th)
12
(7th)
12
(7th)
17
(7th)
17
(7th)
N/A N/A
Border U20 2
(3rd)
2
(5th)
7
(4th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:[3][4]

Round One

Bye/s: Griquas U20, Pumas U20

Round Two

Round Three

Bye/s: Boland U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Bye/s: Border U20, Falcons U20, Griffons U20, SWD U20

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Bye/s: Falcons U20, SWD U20

Round Ten

Bye/s: Border U20, Griffons U20

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Griquas U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

Round Fourteen

Round Fifteen

Bye/s: Boland U20, Pumas U20

Round Sixteen

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship was as follows:

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
Champions: Griffons U20
Top Points Scorer:Jeandré Christian, Griffons U20 (212)
Top Try Scorer:Shadward Fillies, SWD U20 (20)

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

Points scorers

The following table contain points scored in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:[72]

Top Ten point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1Jeandré ChristianGriffons U20553270212
2Hendrik CarstensBoland U20355150170
3Robbie PetzerGriffons U2091891111
4Shadward FilliesSWD U2020100102
5Winrey StoffelsSWD U2043350101
6Jan KotzeFalcons U206189093
7Ruaan du PreezPumas U206213081
8André ManuelBoland U201520079
9Theunis SauerLimpopo Blue Bulls U204196076
10Justin BhanaSWD U201400070

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[73]

Red cards or multiple yellow cards
Player Team
Thulani NjenjeBorder U2011
Gideon van EedenGriffons U2011
Steven PietersePumas U2010
Jan KotzeFalcons U2003
Jean-Pierre SnymanLimpopo Blue Bulls U2003
Fanie VermaakGriffons U2003
Michael HerbertGriffons U2002
Andries KrugerGriquas U2002
Siphosihle MagawuBorder U2002
André ManuelBoland U2002
Stephen PelserGriffons U2002
Ndimphiwe SobekwaBoland U2002
Juvan StimieLimpopo Blue Bulls U2002
Phumlani ThembaniBorder U2002

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

See also

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